We can only wish Dampare well and thank him for his services – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has wished the immediate past Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare well in his future endeavours.

He said, Dr Dampare has age on his side, as well as adequate professional experience to navigate life between now and when he attains the compulsory retirement age of 60.

“We can only wish Dampare well and thank him for his services. I am sure that given the experience he has garnered, he is 54 years old, so he still has some active life in terms of work. Therefore, he should be in high demand, in my view, in other places where they require his expertise. So, I don’t think it is much of an issue. It is a routine regime change that has been effected,” he said on The KeyPoints on March 15.

He was contributing to discussions on the removal of Dr Dampare as IGP on March 13. He was replaced with COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno.

Mr Ofosu explained that the decision to replace Dr Dampare was not based on any wrongdoing on his part.

He said the appointment of COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno to replace Dr Dampare was to enable the President chart a new direction with regards to the security of the country.

Following the replacement of Dr Dampare, opinions have differed over the President’s decision. While some police officers erupted into jubilant mood, some Civil Society players have described the decision as not in the interest of the country’s security.

This raised the issue of whether or not Dr Dampare did anything wrong to warrant his removal. Indeed, there has been suggestions that the letter that announced Dr Dampare’s replacement should have offered some explanation as to why he was removed.

Reacting to the concerns Mr Ofosu said, “As a public Servant, unless it is explicitly stated, the President has the power to say thank you for your services, go for someone else to take over. You needn’t have done anything wrong.”

According to him, “Once a new person emerges as President, the general expectation is that he will make changes that will reflect the direction of the country. So key institutions of state like the security services, which the Police Service is a major plank of, should expect some changes in direction. So, I expect that even the heads of these agencies would hold themselves in readiness for such a day. It is nothing personal, it is not a judgment on the occupant of that position.

 

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